Coin and slug separating device



May 16, 1939.

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Tratlchandwilliamlatler,

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Application June 1 8, 1936, Serial No. 85.87,'

Claims.

This invention relates to a coin and slug separating device. f

It is an object of this invention to provide an improved coin andslug'separating device which is relatively simple and inexpensive inconstruction and emcient in use.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a new-and improvedcoin and slug separating devicefor preventing fraudulent coins, tokens,slugs, etc., from entering into or operating a. coin-operated machine orapparatus with which the new coin and slug separating device isassociated.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a new andimproveddevice for preventing a. magnetically attractable or steel slugfrom entering into or `operating the machine or apparatus with which thenew coin and slug separating device is associated.

An additional object of the invention is to provide anew and improveddevice for electing a. magnetically attractable or steel slug out of thecoin chute( which is embodied in and forms 'a part of the new coin andslug operating device. and into a discharge chute whichis associatedwith the same. I

A further object of the present invention is-to provide a new andimproved devicefor preventing a fraudulent and relatively light slug,such, for example, as a paper or cardboard disc, from operating 'amachine, apparatus or the like with y which the new selecting device isassociated.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a noveldevice for ejecting a rela-- tively light slug, such for example', as` apaper or cardboard disc, or the like, out of the coin chute, which isembodied in the new device, and

into a discharge outlet which is provided in the same.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel device fordetecting and ejecting fraudulent coins, tokens or slugs of a materialidentical to the standard U. S. five-cent piece butr of a slightlylesser diameter.

Another object of the present invention /is to provide a novel devicefor detecting and electing fraudulent coins, tokens, slugs or the like,of a material known as Linotype metal", which is comparatively immune tomagnetism, yet is relatively softer 'with respect to the standard U. S.five-cent piece. v

Another and important object of the present invention is to provide anovel device for effect ing a selection between' fraudulent slugs ortokens, such as brass, copper, lead, zinc, Linotype (ci. 19d- 101) metaland aluminum slugs or discs, and a coin having the intended and propermetallic compositiomsuch as the standard U. S. nickel, dime, quarter orthe like.

A further 4object of the present invention is 5 to provide a noveldevice for effecting a separation between fraudulent slugs or tokens,such as brass, copper, aluminum, Linotype metal, lead and zinc slugs andthe like, and a coin having the intended or proper composition anddimensions, such as a nickel, dime, quarter or the like, whereby thefraudulent slugs will be discharged or diverted from the coin chute ofthe device onto a discharge outlet provided therefor, in the device,and` the coin having the proper and intended metallic composition willbey discharged from the coin chute into another discharge outlet whichis provided in the device for-the reception of the same. y

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of partsto be hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings showing the preferred forni of construction, and in which:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view showing a preferred fonn of the new coinand slug separating device;

Fig. 2 is-an enlarged view taken along line. 30 2-2 in Fig. 1, showingthe present invention associated witha cabinet;

Fig. 3 is an" enlarged vertical sectional view Fig. 4 is an enlargedvertical sectional view of 35 a part of the new device and isv takenalong line'I-I in Fig. l;

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view partly in section and is taken along line 55 in Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view 40 taken ,along line 6-8in Fig. 1;

Fig. 'l is a vertical sectional detail view of the present invention asseen along line 1-1 in Fig. 2,v showing the runway formed therein;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary elevational view taken 45 along line 8-8 in Fig.3;

Fig. 9 is a sectional plan view taken along line S-OinFig. 1; and

Fig. 10 is a vertical sectional view taken along line lt-Iii in Fis. 7.

A preferred embodiment of the new coin and token selecting device isshown in the drawings, is therein generally indicated at il, and

comprises a body Il' in which is formed a tortuous coin chute, which isgenerally indicated at I2. Formed in .the II are two inlets I3 and I4 tothe coin chute I2, the inlet I3 opening upwardly or vertically and theinlet I4 opening ,laterally or horizontally so that coins or tokens 6Iwhich is beveled to urge coin tokens, slugs etc. in a direction awayfrom the wall I6. Likewise formed on the wall I6 is a laterallyextending rib or deflector 61 the long axis of which runs in a. planesubstantially parallel to the runway I5; the forward end of thisdeilector 61 (left end Figs. 7 and 9) merges with the surface of thewall I6 and the deflecting surface 68 thereof graduates toward theextreme projection at the opposite end (right end Figs. '7 and 9).

Pivotally mounted, as at I 8, (Fig. 3) l upon the body II of the newselecting device is a magnet carrier I9 and mounted on and carried bythis member I9 is a magnet 20, one edge 2I of this magnet 2li beingadapted to be projected into the slot or opening I1 which is formed inthe' wall I6 of the upper portion I5 of the coin chute I2, for a purposeto be described presently.

The pivoted magnet carrier I9 has an offset arm 22 (Figs. 3 and 8) andprojecting into an opening formed in the arm 22 of the magnet carrier.I9 is a pin 23 which is carried by an operating lever 24. This operatinglever 24 is pivotally mounted at one end thereof, as at 25, upon thebody II of the device.

Pivotally mounted on the body II of the new device, as at 3I, (Fig. 2),isl an operating lever 32 and this operating lever 32 carries a pin 33.'I'his pin or extension 33 of the lever 32 projects between a member 34and an offset arm 35 of the latter (Fig. 3) and the member 34 forms onemovable wall of the upper portion l5 of the coin chute I2 and ispivotally mounted upon the body I I of the'device, as at I8 (Figs. 1 and3); and engageable with the lower` end portion of an arm 26 of theoperating lever 32 is the inner end portion 21 of an actuating memberorplung- -er 28 which is slidably mounted in a. support 29 which fonns onewall of, the cabinet of the coincontrolled machine or apparatus withwhich the new device is associated, this actuating member or phmger 28being normally urged into its initial position (as in'full lines, Fig.2) by means of a resetting coil spring 30 which is arranged thereon.

-The open wall portion normally closed by the gate'ror movable wallsection 34 constitutes adischarge opening through which certain coinelements may pass sidewise out vof the chute when .they have beenarrested by, and subsequently released from a testing means disposed.

opposite the wall portion 34.

A ilnger portion 63 formed .as a p'art of the operating -lever 32extends laterally froma point adjacent-the pivoted mounting 3i thereof`and extends between the arms of "afbifurcated portion 64 formed as apart of the-operating lever adjacent its pivotal mounting 25. 85`is.associated` with the upper ends "(Fig. 2)- of the operating levers24 and 32 "tourge the same into initial position as shown.

Attached to the body II of the coin chute I2,

at 'one side thereof, (Figs.l 1 and 6) is a wall member 81 havingmounted thereon a member 31 and this member 31 co-operates with the walland 41.

A` springl cardboard slugs and the likeras will be describedhereinafter.

Formed in the hinged or movable wall 34 of the upper portion I5 of therunway I2 is an elongated opening 69, the long axis of which is parallelto the runway I5 (Fig. l), this opening 69 being formed opposite thedeflector rib 61 formed on the wall I6 so as to cao-operate with thelatter in ejecting undersized coins, tokens,"

slugs and the like.

The wall I6 of the uppermost run I5 has formed therein a pair of spacedapertures 12 and 13 adapted to allow a free passage for a U- shapedmember 14, one leg` 15 of which is ilxed to the hinged wall 34 as at 16,the opposite leg portion 11 being normally disposed out of the path ofcoins, tokens, etc., passing along the uppermost runway I5.

The hinged wall 34 vis normally urged into closed position as shown inFig. 3 by a spring 16 which is slidably mounted upon a pin 19 having anenlarged outer end portion 8| and having a loose mounting upon the bodyII as at 82; the

pin 19 projects through an opening 83 formed recess or pocket 4I (Fig.7) which leads from theA coin chute I2 into the discharge chute 38through a dropout opening 66 formed in the wall 61. The defiector 39 hasa top surface 1I) which is relatively narrow with respect to the widthof the peripheral edge of coins, tokens, slugs, etc., due to a bevelingof the two edges 1I for a purpose to be given presently.

The coin chute I2 includes a portion 90 (Fig. 7) which is inclined in adirection which is opposite to the inclination of the upper portion I5of the same, vand pivotally mounted in the coin chute I2 at the entranceto the portion 90 thereof. as at 42; is a gate 43 by means of whichrelatively light slugs such," for example,. as cardboard and paperdiscs, will be deflected back into thepocket or opening 4I,y and thenceinto the the upper Aportion I5 of the same and at an angle relative tothe portions 90. The coin chute I2 also includes a lower portion 4 5which extends in an'oppo'site direction relative to the inclination ofthe portion 44 of the same and at its lower end this portion 45 of thecoin chute is enlarged and bifurcated` or divided so as to form twodiverging branches or discharge outlets 46 Pivotally mounted as at 48,inthe lowermost portion 45 of the coin chute I2, between the branches ordischarge outlets 46 and 41 of the same is a deilector 49. Thisdeflector has a relatively sharp-pointed upwardly extending projectionor nose portion and this deflector 49 is adjustable about its pivot 48by means of a screwA and slot connection 5I-'52 with the side Wall 53.of the lowermost portion 45 of the coin chute I2.

Likewise Apivotally mounted in the lowermost portion 45 of the coinchute I2, as at 54, (Fig. '7)

but above the deector 49 is a second deilector vthe oilset arm 22 (theaction of 55 and this deilector 55 has a screw and slot connection 55-51with the side wall 53 of the lowermost portion 45 of the coin chute I2.This deiiector 55 has a pointed projection 52, the purpose of which willbe explained hereinafter.

Mounted upon the body' I| of the device at openings 88 formed betweenthe upper and lower ends ,of the lowermost portion 45 of the coin chuteI2, is a pair of permanent magnets which are generally indicated at 58.These magnets 58 are preferably of the horseshoe type and include amagnet 59 arranged on one side oi' the lowermost portion 45 oi' the coinchute `|2 and a magnet 58 arranged on the opposite side of the same, inspaced relation with respect. to each other to allow passage of a cointhrough the runway 45, the space between the poles of these magnts 58setting up eddy currents across the runway for reay sons to be givenpresently.

Operation #If a magnetically attractable disc or token is inserted into`the coin chute- I2, through either of the two inlets I3 and I4 thereto(Fig. '1), it will travel by gravity down the uppermost portion I5 ofthecoin chute I2, along the bottom wall 5| of the same, until it comesopposite to or into alignment with the slot or opening |1 whereupon itwill be attracted by the magnet 25 toward the edge part and will be heldthereby in the uppermost portion I5 of the coin chute I2 and againsttraveling farther down the same, and the thus held magneticallyattractable or steel disc or slug will be heldin this position (as at A,Fig. 7) until the plunger 28 is operated, as will now be described.

In order to release the thus held -magnetically attractable or steelslug from the uppermost portion I5 of the coin chute` I2, and so as toclear the latter for the passage of the intended or proper coin, theoperator of the device pushes in oir the plunger 28 (right to left, Fig.2). When the plunger 28 is thus pushed in, its inner end portion or head21 engages the lower end portion 25 of the lever 32 and thereby pivotsthel latter, at 3| (clockwise, from full to dotted line position, Fig.2). When the operating lever 32 is thus pivoted (clockwise, from full todotted line position, Fig. 2), the lateral extension or pin 33 carriedthereby engages the oilset arm 35 of the hinged wall 34 and therebypivots the latter at I8, (clockwise, from full to dotted line position,Fig. 3). Simultaneously with the movement of the operating lever bepivoted at 25 counter-clockwise so as to pivot the magnet carrier I5clockwise about its mounting I8 through the medium of thepin 23 and themagnet carrier .I9 being slightly subsequent to action of the hangedwall 34), thereby moving the magnet 28 away from the uppermost portionI5 of the coin chute I2 and away from the slot or opening I1 which isformed in the latter, thereby releasing the magnetically attractable orsteel slug from the position in which it is held, at A, Fig. '1,whereupon the thus released magnetically attra ytable or steel slug willfall by gravity oil the bev led bottom wall 5I into the discharge chute38, and in this manner a magnetically attractable or steel slug isejected from the coin chute I2 and is prevented from traveling down thelatter into the discharge outlet 41 through which the intended andproper coin or token must be discharged in order'to operate the machineor apparatus with which the new device is associated."

32 the operating lever 24 will By actuating the gate 34 and the magnetcarrier I8 slowly,` there is a possibility that the detainedmagnetically attractable slug will continue down the runway I5; however,the U-shaped member 14 will have been moved with the hinged wall 34 intoa position wherein the leg 11 thereof will be disposed in the path ofthe advancing steel slug thereby causing the latter to drop down intothe pocket 4|, whence it is directed-through the opening 55 and into thechute 38, thereby assuring that magnetically attractable slugs will beprevented from entering the lowermost runway 45.

When the plunger 28 is released the spring 15 will urge the hinged wall.34 into initial position which, in turn, through the arm 35 and pin 33,wi1l`urge the lever 32 into initial position, the spring co-operatingwith the spring 18 and urging the lever 24 into initial position whichthrough the pin 23 and arm 22 urges the magnet carrier I5 into itsnormal position.

If a slugof a diameter slightly smaller than that of the proper standardU. S. coin to which the particular device is adapted, is inserted intoeither of the slots I3 or I4, that slug, of lesser diameter, will strikethe deflector rib 51 and be deiiected by the graduated surface 58thereof plus the momentum of the slug to cause the upper edge of theslug to be tilted out through the opening 59 formed in the wall 34,as'shown in Fig. 4, and thereby causing the said slugto flop into thechute 38, it being noted that a slug of proper diameter will be guidedalong the runway I5 despite the deilector 51 due to the upper edge ofsaid slug or coin bearing against the upper edge of the opening 53(Fig.` 4).

-If a relatively light slug or disc. such as a paper or cardboard discor the like, is inserted into the coin chute I2 through either of theinlets I3 and I4 thereto, it will roll by gravity down the bottom wall5| of the luppermost portion I5 of the coin chute I2 and will roll ofi'from the said bottom wall 5| of the portion I5 of the coin chute I2 ontothe deilectorl 35 by which it will be deilected, along the dotted linepath B, Fig. 7.

against` the pivoted gate`43, from which it will be deiiected or willrebound downwardly into the pocket or opening 4| (Fig. 5) whence it willfall through the drop-out opening 55 into the d ischarge chute 38, andin this manner a relatively light slug or disc, such as a cardboard orpaper slug, will be prevented from passing downthe coin chute I2 intothe discharge outlet 41 for the intended and proper coin.

If a coin or token of the intended and proper size and metalliccomposition, for example, as a nickel, is inserted into the coin chuteI2, through either of the two inlets I3 and I4 thereto, the said coinwill travel by gravity down the uppermost portion I5 of the coin chuteI2, and will strike the deilector 35 by which it will be de-vv ilected,along the path of the full line arrows C Fig. '1, against the gatel 43,thereby pivoting the latter at 43, (clockwise, from full to dotted lineposition, Fig. 7). The intended and proper coin, being heavier than arelatively light disc or slug. such as a cardboard or paper disc, willthus pivot the gate 43 into open position'and will pass by the same,whereupon it will continue down the y portion 44 of the coin chute I2and into the lowermost portion 45 of the same.

As the coin having the intended and proper metallic composition passesdown the lowermost portion 45 of the coin chute I2 it will be retardedor slowed up only slightly by the eddy currents set up in`the lowermostI2, and vhence will drop out of the lowermost portion 45 of the coinchute I2 onto the upright point or projection 50 of the deile'ctor 49,with the center of gravity of the coin slightly to the left of thelatter, from which it will travel v(along the path D, indicated by fullline arrows, Fig. 7) into the discharg/e outlet 41. It is to be noted atthis point that the eddy currents set up in the lowermost portion 45 ofthe coin chute I2, by the magnet 58, will retard or slow up onlyslightly a coin which has the intended and proper metallic compositionsuch, for example, as a nickel, as the latter runs down the lowermostportion 45 ofthe coin chute I2, and hence the intended and proper coinwill have sufficient momentum, when it leaves the lowermost portion 45of the coin chute I2, to move past the point 50 of the deilector' 49 andinto the discharge outlet 41 of the coin chute I2.

However, if a fraudulent coin or token, which y vis made of a metal oralloy diiferent from that of the intended coin such, for example, aslead, brass, zinc or copper and aluminum-slugs, is inserted into thecoin chute I2 it willtravel by gravity down the latter, in themannerhereinbefore described relative to the intended coin and will, asit passes through the lowermost portion 45 of thecoinchute I2, be slowedup slightly by the eddy currents which are set up therein by the magnet56 so that when the said vfraudulent coin or token emerges from thelowermost portion 45 of the coin chute I2 it will not'have suilicientmomentum to move past the deector 49-50 into the discharge outlet 41 forthe intended coin and hence will follow the dotted line pathE, Fig. 7;and as the said fraudulent coin or token follows this path E it willdrop down onto the point 58 of the deflector 49, and will engage theprojection 50 of the deflector 49 with its center of gravity at one sideo f its vertical center and will be deflected thereby into the dischargeoutlet 46. In this manner a fraudulent coin or token which is composedof a metal or alloy which is different from themetallic composition ofthe intended and proper coin is prevented from traveling from the coinchute I2 into the discharge outlet 41 of the same and is directed `intothe discharge outlet 46.

')In the event that the metal used in the fraudulent slug is lessaffected by the eddy currents set up by the magnet 58 than is the metalof the intended and proper coin' it will, upon emerging from thelowermost portion 45 of the coin chute I2, have more momentum than theintended and proper coin and hence will strike the point 62 of thedeflector by which it will be deflected along the dotted line path F,Fig. '7, into the discharge outlet 46. s

It has been discovered that slugs composed of an alloy known as Linotypemetal comprising lead,`antim ony and zinc which, when of properproportions, has all the qualities necessary to convey that slug totheoutlet (41) provided for,

coins of proper denomination `(standard U. S. five-cent piece) with onelexception. Linotype metal is softer than nickel and upon dropping a slugof this metal upon a relatively pointed surface, its physical quality issuch as to receive an indentation from that relatively pointed surface.To this end the surface 10 of the deflector 39 is narrower in width,with respect to the width of coins, tokens, slugs and particularly withrespect to the slug of Linotype metal which, upon dropping onto thesurface 16, will be slightly dented 2,158,919 l portion 45'of the coinchute thereby reducingv the resiliency of the said slug thus preventingthe latter from passing through the gate 43, but causing thesame to dropinto the pocket 4I whence it passes through the dropout opening 66 intothe chute 38.

It is to be noted, in this connection, that when the metal of theintended coin is such, for example, as silver which is relatively moreaifected by the eddy currents of the magnet 58 than is the metal ofwhich the fraudulent slugs are composed; then in that event theforegoing arrangement of the outlets 46 and 41, Fig, 7, yand whicharrangement is specifically designed for a nickell coin chute, must bereversed so that the intended coins will 'fall into the discharge outlet46 and the fraudulent slugs will fall into the outlet 41, since in thisevent the intended coins will be slowed up more by the eddy currents ofthe magnet 56 than the metal slugs will be, and hence the intended coinswill fall into the discharge outlet 46 and the metal slugs will fallinto the discharge It win be noted (Fig. 7) that the oeflectors 55 and49 may be adjusted, by means of their screw and slot connections 56-51and 5I-52, respeci position (counterclockwise, Eig. 7) the fraudulentslug will acquire so much momentum as it travels down the lowermostportion 45 of the coin chute I2 that it will engage the deflector 55-and will be deected therefrom downwardly into the discharge outlet 46.'

While we have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying our invention into etl'ect, this is capable ofvariation and modification, without departing from the spirit of theinvention. We, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but desire to avail ourselves of suchvariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaims. u

AHaving thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is: y

l. A coin chute including a body member having a chute passage thereinwith a main entrance and exit opening, and a movable wall portionbetween said entrance and exit openings and ar-Vk ranged formovementoutwardly of said body to provide a sidewise opening inv said passage, amagnet carrier supported for movement at a point substantially oppositesaid movable Wall portion and in a direction outwardly of said body,said carrier having a magnet and being normally positioned to supportsaid magnet in close proximity to the fixed wall portion of said bodyopposite said movable Wall portion so as to hold a magneticallyattractable element against saidA fixed wall portion and release saidelement when said carrier is moved outwardly of said body, means in saidchute effective to cause an at-` tracted element to move sidewise out ofthe chute when said movable Wall portion and magnet carrier are moved,mechanism operable to `areaal 'and movable side wall section in a'direction outwardly of., said chute and passage, means yield-- inglyand normally urging said carrier and movoutwardlyoi said* body atsubstantially the'same time so as' to release an element attracted asaforesaid' for movement'v sidewise out of said passage, together withmeans for preventing the continued movement through said e' toward saidexit opening of a-i'ree coin or element, said means being in the form ofa U-shaped member attached at one extremity to said movablewall portionand passed through an opening in said 'fixed `wallportion and bent backin a direction upon itself with its opposite extremity spaced.

from said movable wail portion and movable throughan opening in saidnxed wall portion to block said passage in the region below saidsidewise opening when the movable wall portion is moved as aforesaid() A2. Acoin chute comprising a casing having an inclined chute passage withan entrance and exit opening and an open side wall portion between saidopenings providing a discharge open- Ting, means -in said chute forarresting improper coin elements, a closure for said open side wallportion arranged for movement from a normal positionto uncover thedischarge openingfor discharge of said improper coin elements, blockingmeans including a substantially llJ-shaped member having one of itsterminal-extremities attached to said closure withY the adjoining-armportion thereof constituting a ilrst blocking arm which is projectedthrough said chute across said passage above the normalpath oi' movementof coin elements down said passage in the -reg'ion v below said exit,said blocking member having a second blocking arm turned back in Fadirection to reenter said chute for projection 'across said passage inthe region below said 4first blocking arm but normally disposed out ofblocking position relative to said e when said closureis in normalposition, said second blocking arm be- ;ing moved into yblockingposition across said .abarmagnathavingalinearedgeportion-and supportedby a magnet carrier pivotally mounted cn'said coin-chute for movementlaterally toward and away from the latter and arranged to normallyposition the llinear edge of said magnet in a linear slot communicatingwith said passage in said chute and directed in a descending sense alonga side of said passage, said chute 4and passage having a hingedgsidewall section substantially opposite said slot and movable in a directionoutwardly therefrom to provide a sidewise opening in said passage, levermechanism for simultaneously moving said magnet carrier able sectiontoward one another and said passage, and blocking means onsaid movablewall section and movable into blocking position across said e closelyadjacent the descending end of saidv sidewise opening when said carrierand movable section are moved outwardly of the passage as aforesaid.

4. A coin chute including a body member providing a descending coinpassage having an entrance end and an exit end, said passage having asidewise exit opening between saidentrance and exit ends, a hinged gatemember normally closing said vexit opening, a magnet carrier pivotallymounted on a wall opposite said exit openingior movement in a, directiontoward and away from the latter, means for moving said magnet carrierand said gate member outwardly of said chuteat substantially the sametime, and blocking means inthe forni of a substantially U-shaped ilngerattached at one end to said gate and having a free end portion movableinto said e when said gate in in open position said free end portionbeing disposed when .in blocking position adjacent the lower region ofsaid sidewise exit opening and being effective to block l movement ofcoin elements down said passage and to cause movement oi' such elementssidewise out through said exit opening when said gate member is in openposition, the inner wall surface ot said passage in the regionsubstantially opposite said sidewise exit opening having means adaptedto deilect a coin element sidewise out of Said passage. e f

5. A coin chute comprising a casing having an inclined chute passagewith an'entrance and an exit'opening and an open side wall portionbetween said Openings'and providing a discharge opening, magnetic coinarresting means, a pair of pivoted members mounted on either side oisaid. casing opposite said discharge opening and one of the samenormally closing the discharge opening and the other normallypositioning said magnetic coin arresting means close to said passage toarrest paramagnetic coin elements at a point opposite the dischargeopening;'means for moving said pivoted members divergently in unison toi'ree an arrested coin and open said discharge opening, and a blockingvmember attached to a particular one of said pivoted members andextended through said casing with an end portion looped back forblocking movement across said passage near v4the lower end of saiddischarge opening when the said particular pivoted member to which it isattached is moved outwardly. said end portion being normally disposed innonblocking position when -thel particular pivoted member closes thedischarge `opening and discharge means for coin elements which strikesaid end portionrof the blocking member.

WALTER A. TRATSCH. WILLIAM PATZER.

